Medical personnel attending to a person suspected of having the coronavirus in Wuhan, China. As of 1 February 2020, the virus has infected 11949 people across the globe, and claimed the lives of 259. Photo: AFP
JAKARTA (Bernama): Indonesia has evacuated 238 of its citizens from Hubei, China, and placed them under quarantine for 14 days at Natuna Island.
The Batik Air commercial aircraft carrying them from Wuhan landed at the Hang Nadim Airport, Batam Island, about 8.45am West Indonesian time on Sunday (Feb 2).
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